We now have Quarter 4 H1B visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 PERM visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 H2A visa FY 2023 data.
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Texas Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas	% of all Visas	Average Wage	Visa Type
648,491	89.03%	$81,327	H-1B
65,709	9.02%	$109,397	PERM
7,187	0.99%	$24,982	H-2A
7,046	0.97%	$101,670	E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Texas has seen a total of 728,433 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Texas is the H-1B visa with 648,491 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 89.03% of Texas's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 65,709 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 9.02% of Texas's total visas.

Top Occupations in Texas (All Years)

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	855	$60,743	82.29%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	838	$59,089	81.36%
Commercial and Industrial Designers	835	$53,915	82.19%
Computer and Information Research Scientists	831	$88,748	83.52%
Biological Scientists, All Other	801	$44,042	83.09%
Human Resources Specialists	780	$56,104	85.15%
Accountants	778	$59,236	85.21%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	771	$56,525	84.82%
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	744	$53,560	84.45%
Financial Managers	729	$122,291	84.38%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Industrial Production Managers	102	$116,446	51.00%
Petroleum Engineers	100	$144,368	50.51%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	86	$56,362	43.43%
Cooks, Restaurant	85	$26,006	43.59%
Helpers--Roofers	81	$23,025	42.63%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	79	$64,911	41.80%
Lawyers	78	$113,505	41.49%
Bakers	73	$21,262	40.11%
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	69	$18,966	38.12%
Chefs and Head Cooks	69	$50,010	39.66%

Texas Employees Over Time

Texas has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 24,368 employees were hired. Texas peaked in 2022 with 76,593 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 71,542 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Texas From PERM Program (All Years)

Country	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Netherlands	28	$99,909	42.42%
Kenya	28	$75,529	43.75%
Hong Kong	27	$51,987	45.00%
Portugal	26	$85,829	43.33%
Ireland	26	$87,708	44.07%
Malawi	25	$31,656	43.10%
Bolivia	24	$59,828	42.86%
Hungary	23	$77,753	44.23%
Kazakhstan	22	$66,291	44.00%
Syria	20	$86,600	45.45%

Top Hiring Companies in Texas (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Congensys Corp	41	$88,044	91.11%
Ignite Management Consultants Llc	41	$73,708	91.11%
Sourcepulse Llc	41	$74,388	91.11%
Prospance Inc	41	$83,771	91.11%
Vici Voice Inc	41	$75,388	91.11%
Scadea Software Solutions Inc	41	$95,656	91.11%
Byteware Inc	41	$86,076	91.11%
Adbakx Llc	41	$81,592	91.11%
Data Systems Integration Group Inc	41	$75,118	91.11%
Brightfonts Inc	41	$75,263	91.11%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Trailstone Management Corp	2	$75,504	33.33%
Texas United Capital Inc Dba J C Market Deli	2	$55,859	33.33%
Texas Association Of County Officials	2	$69,472	33.33%
Spanish English And Foreign Languages For America	2	$74,059	33.33%
Corporate Us Financial Llc	2	$89,908	33.33%
Fyrsoft Llc	2	$85,862	33.33%
Sabine Enterprises Inc	2	$53,140	33.33%
Hive9 Inc	2	$97,864	33.33%
Epicor Software Corporation	2	$107,599	33.33%
Dal Pak Investment Inc	2	$45,802	33.33%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	271,128	$78,337	92.28%
Computer Systems Design Services	38,977	$85,144	92.96%
Engineering Services	22,070	$81,052	83.43%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	18,742	$85,924	73.44%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	18,715	$50,725	88.08%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	15,022	$85,906	95.17%
Other Computer Related Services	13,954	$77,657	89.33%
Elementary And Secondary Schools	10,617	$46,338	84.64%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants	9,414	$76,775	96.21%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	8,418	$94,296	95.19%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine	627	$25,559	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming	450	$27,812	100.00%
Apiculture	374	$25,810	100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming	349	$36,190	100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production	326	$26,130	100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming	325	$32,835	100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots	282	$25,578	100.00%
Other Crop Farming	278	$26,973	100.00%
Sheep Farming	253	$19,789	100.00%
Hay Farming	198	$26,877	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Computer Systems Design Services	22,702	$78,528	70.66%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	1,959	$93,173	8.63%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing	1,683	$226,619	32.12%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing	1,569	$158,367	48.89%
General Freight Trucking Local	1,333	$34,675	41.62%
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities	1,200	$100,790	47.51%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	1,068	$93,720	50.09%
Radio And Television Broadcasting And Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing	1,034	$85,366	52.78%
General Freight Trucking Long Distance Truckload	953	$39,497	56.63%
Oil And Gas Field Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing	791	$96,060	50.41%

Texas Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Texas to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Texas over all years is $81,327. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.